I Became the Last Princess of the Brown Bear Kingdom

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The conquest of Afghanistan by Greece.

It seems that what Papagos from Greece was babbling about wasn’t just a lie after all.

If that’s the case, isn’t this a bit surprising?

At first, I thought that, and secondly, I considered that these crazy guys just wanted to smash Afghanistan and were resorting to lies, but it seems like it was real.

“It is truly an honor to meet His Majesty the Emperor of Rome.”

The King of Afghanistan, Mohammad Zahir Shah, came to see me.

He had quite a sturdy-looking face, suggesting he was the king from a time when Afghanistan was at least somewhat intact before it went to hell.

Anyway, isn’t this a bit too easy?

Faisal has my fan club, Palavi is active in Western reforms, and Afghanistan has also accepted reforms.

Faisal can be put aside, but the other two had definite standings in the original world, right?

Given that Afghanistan is utterly destroyed in the 21st century, it seems that this king’s reforms and attempts to change the country have failed.

And that’s how the Taliban emerged.

“It must have been a difficult decision, but you have accepted the federation proposal.”

Usually, they’d resist a bit before getting caught.

Iraq was honestly lucky. The original prime minister’s regime tried to fight us one way or another.

Iran was a somewhat special case. It’s the first time for the government to be under the king’s control in Afghanistan.

Anyway, for us, it’s not bad at all.

“The country isn’t going to be destroyed, right? We’ll be bound together in the Islamic-Hellenism Federation?”

“That is correct.”

There’s absolutely no way that’s not the case. It’ll just end up like the Rome Treaty.

Each country will have its own territory within a huge framework called Rome.

“Will Afghanistan become even more prosperous and better off than now?”

It probably will? At least it should be way better than now.

I’m sure of it. Afghanistan might actually become amazing. Since it’s originally Taliban territory, I want to take extra care of it.

We need to get to the finish line before something blows up.

If they hand their resources over to us, that is.

“Yes. The land of the Islamic-Hellenism Federation is a land of blessed resources. We will develop those resources while holding a share, and the Islamic-Hellenism Federation will build advanced civilization and infrastructure, thus leading to greater progress than ever before.”

“I will trust only in Your Majesty the Tsar.”

Right. If you only trust me, you’ll end up getting ripped off.

– Or rather, you’ll get to enjoy a sweet life in the Islamic-Hellenism Federation.

“Then, we will locate the headquarters in Tehran and develop the resources of Arabia with the help of the Rome Treaty.”

“What benefits does the Rome Treaty offer?”

What benefits does it offer?

Of course, it allows us to monopolize the resources, and in the future, there won’t be any turmoil in Europe over Islamic issues.

Just look at how messed up it got when Islam flowed into Europe. I have no intention of dealing with that future. Not a bit of will.

Just as the Korean Peninsula and Manchuria should be ruled solely by the Balhae people, Europe should only run by Europeans.

“As I mentioned, we’ll attain some shares in resources. The resources of our Islamic-Hellenism Federation will have exclusive trade with us, but we’ll help you sell them to the US or the Third World.”

Why, we’re not just throwing things around aimlessly.

“Hm. I see.”

“Don’t worry. We won’t carelessly handle the resources of the Islamic-Hellenism Federation.”

We’ll just take some shares.

And we’ll also sell them directly as middlemen. That’s all.

After all, you won’t be able to develop them for many years, and we’ll do it for you.

“Thank you, Your Majesty.”

“Well then, wouldn’t it be good to unify the currency among the three countries?”

The three nations, poised for the full launch of the Islamic-Hellenism Federation, began negotiating compromises and adjustments to fit one another.

For now, the king will handle the reforms until the country stabilizes, but the command of the Islamic-Hellenism Federation, based in Tehran, would be decided by voting, just like the Rome Treaty Organization.

There are only three kings. Ultimately, it’s just about electing leaders in the unified federal government.

First, unify the currency, second political integration, and third, enter stabilization work, gradually completing the multi-resources of the Rome Treaty Organization.

“I’m sorry. I have greatly disrespected both of your Majesties.”

Papagos immediately flat-out apologized.

Since their country is at stake, they can’t act recklessly.

Papagos ground his teeth and ultimately begged for forgiveness several times.

“Originally, I was going to just let it slide, but I stepped in to smooth things over. Do you know what this means? You handled Afghanistan so quickly; I’m letting it go this much. Since the expedition is practically over, it wouldn’t matter if I got dismissed, right?”

“Yes, Your Majesty.”

It means, don’t mess around anymore!

Greece is to crawl under us and behave.

If Greece were to show dissatisfaction and go wild because of this incident, that’s when we’d deal with them properly.

Putting Greece under the direct rule of the Russian Republic could also be a good method, you know?

Regardless, Greece might find it hard to do that with their standing.

After that, everything progressed smoothly.

Now, there’s no more interference, and the three kings of the Islamic Hellenism Federation began the process of unifying one another.

“With this, we have established the Islamic-Hellenism Federation!”

The founding of the Islamic-Hellenism Federation.

It was the moment when the colonies of Rome Treaty Organization resources officially appeared in the world.

“The three kings will now be able to exert influence next to the presiding officer of the federation government as the three kings of Islamic-Hellenism!”

I didn’t hold back my congratulations to the three kings.

The first thing the newly formed federal government did was one thing.

“The Babylonia Plan?”

To be precise, it’s the reconstruction of Babylon.

Tehran isn’t a bad city, but this is where the central government of the federation is located, and I’m talking about reconstructing Babylon, which will be managed alongside the Rome Treaty Organization.

We plan to rebuild Babylon in a modern style.

Um, hmm. Is this even feasible?

I guess the Hellenism Federation wants to firmly connect with us through Babylon.

“Isn’t it because of the relationship with the Rome Treaty Organization?”

Right. It looks that way, but still, this feels a bit excessive.

“Hm. It certainly smells like they want us to support them.”

But, honestly, it’s worth trying out at this level.

Babylon. Alexander was like, “Whoa. So cool!” about this place, right?

Times have changed, and it was broken apart, but if restored, it could become an incredible cradle of civilization.

What if, later on, the Rome Treaty Organization supported it and built something like Balhae’s Hwangryongsa Nine-Story Wooden Pagoda?

That could be pretty nice, I think.

If we say it’s for the sake of cultural heritage protection, that could at least make some sense.

“It’s really nice to see all the Arab kings chatting pleasantly.”

The scene of the kings from the Arab nations warmly chatting away created a cozy atmosphere for anyone watching.

“The issue is, it’s not just that.”

“What do you mean?”

Is there something more than that? We need to deal with Japan, and if things go on like this, I’ll be in serious trouble.

I can handle things up to Babylon to some extent. But if there’s supposed to be more after this, I think I’ll get angry.

No, that seems a bit much.

“Surprisingly, there are also those who want to build a mosque for Your Majesty.”

Huh? They want to build a mosque for me? What kind of crazy thing is that?

Is it true that these Islamic folks are just a bunch of nutjobs?

“They’re nuts, aren’t they?”

Why on earth would they want to build a mosque for me? Mosques are like places of worship, right? They must not want to entomb me there or something.

Maybe the “Anapha” might get added to Islamic doctrine.

Seriously, without a hint of a lie.

“It seems because you showed a composed appearance even under the bomb, maybe that’s it? Hahaha!”

I glared at Ungern, who spoke as if it were my fault.

A mosque, huh? Hmm. It’s not a bad feeling, I guess.

“Well, if it has to be, there’s nothing I can do about it, but hmm.”

But still, I have to admit it.

Hearing some of this makes me feel a certain way. I can’t say I like it.

No, these crazy guys really seem to want to turn me into something out of fantasy.

Regrettably, I’m already sufficiently deified now.

I mean I’m fine just as I am. If my deification goes crazy in several decades, then some zealous cultists might emerge for a different reason.

“Let’s just do this moderately.”

“How about leaving it be? If you suppress it too much, it will just explode more in the future.”

Even now, things are like this, and if they’re forced down, oh dear, that could be horrible. There’s definitely potential for that. Maybe I should just let it slide for now?

“Alright then. Let’s leave it be.”

Now, it’s really time to wrap things up.

“With this, it’s all settled.”

The completion of the Islamic-Hellenism Federation, stretching from Iraq to Iran and Afghanistan.

Just look at this elongated territory.

From our perspective, resource colonies are a sweet deal, so it turns out like this, but the Islamic-Hellenism Federation will actually progress more with Europe involved.

When I fought the fundamentalist rebels in Iran last time, I wiped them all out. All that’s left is how to, in what manner, will things evolve.

At least while I’m in the Tsar’s position, the Islamic nations will embrace Westernization, and before I die, I need to color them with Western culture.

“Afghanistan finally has been completed.”

“The Arab world and Africa. Essentially, we’ve handled all the elements that might hinder us.”

That’s right. At least now, every country bordering the Rome Treaty is either pro-Rome or lacks the capacity to resist us.

“When the world stabilizes a bit, people from the Middle East or Africa will definitely come to study in Rome.”

“That seems likely.”

“I’ve already heard that the Secretary of Education from the Rome Treaty has directly dispatched someone to the Hellenism Federation government. However, Africa still hasn’t managed to get its country together.”

That can be expected since it’s Africa.

They’ve been granted independence, but there’s no way they’d have any good feelings toward the colonial empires that ruled them.

However, they did lay some infrastructure, and regardless of that, without the support of the colonial empires, blacks in the desolate African territory wouldn’t be able to survive.

Of course, I have a bit of reluctance due to my experience with African blacks, but if it’s not concerning refugees, I can certainly allow some elite class.

Honestly, I can’t generalize. No, I have to generalize. Well, after watching a hundred times, no choice really. I can’t help it since the last African situation has tainted my perception of blacks somewhat.

I will provide support like now, but in the future, I should just leave them to fend for themselves in Africa.

Even if some powerful entity emerges in Africa later on, it won’t be our concern.

As long as we’re draining the resources, it won’t matter. However, there is still one more task left for us.

Yeah. It’s about Japan.

“But the biggest one is waiting.”

“You mean Japan.”

Right. This troublesome Japan.

It’s not Mutaguchi Renya’s fault, but anyway, this could lead to World War III.

Of course, even if it’s called a world war, it’s just a fight between the Rome Treaty and America. Still, plenty of blood will flow.

How we handle Japan will ultimately lead to world peace. We could just step back, support with arms, and adhere to a principle of non-intervention together.

There are many ways to keep the peace, but ultimately, it’s a matter of my position as Tsar.

Since I am a saint, I should indeed save everyone. That kind of image is essential.

“It’s become quite bothersome.”

This indeed calls for a lot of thought.